Arctic-upper-stamping machine



L. J. BAZZONI. ARCTIC UPPER STAMPING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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L. J. BAZZONI. ARCTIC UPPER STAMPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1920- L. J BAZZONI. ARCTIC UPPER STAMPING MACHINE.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29,1920.

LEWIS J. BAZZONI, OF SWAMPSCOT'I, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TQ UNITED S HOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF EATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A QORE ORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

resents.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30 1921.

Application filed March 29, 1920. Serial No. 369,736.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Imwrs J. BAzzoNr, a citiaen of the United States, residing at Swampstrott, in the reality of and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Arctic-Upper-Stamping Machines, of which the following de scription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to the marking of fuzzy, fibrous material, particularly such as is used for the linings of arctic uppers, with any desired characters, as size designations. It will be appreciated, however, that in some aspects, the-invention is not limited to the making of any particular mark nor to any specific material.

The linings of arctics are usually composed of loose and ragged fibers which do not, in any method of procedure heretofore employed, receive the marking material cleanly but on the contrary cause the mark to appear ragged and broken or blurred. It is one of the purposes of this invention to remove this objection and so to treat the material before it is stamped that the fuzzy quality will be eliminated in the region where the mark is to be applied.

lVith this object in view, in one aspect the invention comprises stretching and compacting the fibers of a selected portion of the material and applying a distinguishing mark to the area so treated. This may advantageously be accomplished, as in the use of the illustrated apparatus, by a stencil and a cooperating die which forces the material to be treated into the stencil, thus stretching it and compacting it.

Another object of the invention is to provide for satisfactorily marking material, including material such as that above referred to. In this aspect the invention provides for applying ardistinguishing mark to the stretched and compacted fibers in the selected region by the application of coloring matter, preferably a quick drying coloring matter transferred from a suitable source of supply through a liquid directly to the stretched and compacted fibers and rubbed across them. In the embodiment shown, a movable pad, preferably felt, is utilized to receive pigment or coloring matter from a color supply, preferably alabastine or some ther quick' drying substance which will be softened by a liquid, as water. The pad, in the preferred embodiment, has a reciprocating motion over the pigment or color supply to take up the color. It then dips into a liquid bath which softens the'coloring matter and thence passes into rubbing contact with the work, a spring or other suitable device holding the pad against the work during the rubbing operation Novel means is also employed to facilitate the taking up of the pigment or coloring matter from the source of supply. As shown, the coloring matter is in block form and a spring holds it yieldingly against the pad so that the pressure assists in transferring the color to the pad. Since the pad moves away from this block in its passage to the work, it is desirable to provide means to hold the block from rising and this means is preferably automatically moved by the pad. Means is also provided to carry the pad slowly to the color supply through a liquid so that the pad will take up moisture and thus maintain the color supply in moist condition. Preferably the pad is quickly carried through the liquid on its way to the work so that the coloring matter will reach the work in a moist condition and so that excessive Washing away of the color will be prevented.

The invention also includes novel means for mounting a series of dies and a series of corresponding stencils so that the dies and stencils will be maintained in proper alinement whenever they engage the work. In the embodiment shown, the stencils and dies are mounted on a rotatable member and a single operating means is provided for all the dies, the operating means being so constructed that each die is caused to come into alinement with ILS stencil whenever it is operated.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal central section showing some of the parts in side elevation Fig. 2 is a front elevation;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view with a section of the inclosing casing removed.

The power shaft 2 is driven by a pulley i and a suitable one-revolution clutch, indicated generally at 6, may be operated i. ried onan arm 26. The arm 26 is secured rigidly to a cross rod 28 mounted in suitable bearings 27. A second arm 29 secured to cross rod 28 extends forwardly and is provided with a pivot 30 which connects it'to a vertical slide rod 32 mounted in a suitable lug on the'frame. The slide rod 32 is provided at its upper end with a i are carried on plungers 36 which slide in notch 33 adaptcd to engage any one of aseries of members 34 each preferably hav ing the formation of the frustum of a pyramid. The engaging surfaces of the notch 33 and themembers 34 serve to maintain the impression members 60 and stencils 62 in cooperative alinement. These members i 4 bearing-s40. on a circular casting or wheel 42. Coil springs surrounding the plungers bear against collars on their ends and nor mallykeepthem in depressed position."

In order that any one of the impression members or dies 60 may be brought to working position, the circular casting or wheel 42 is mounted on a trunnion 44 which extends into the bearing formed by plates 46 and 48. Means is provided to hold any one of the impression members in working position consisting of notches 50 in the casting 42 which are adapted to be engaged by a spring pressed pin 52 which slides in a I bushing 56 in the framework and which has a knurled head 54 by which it can be operated.

Mounted on the circular casting 42 is a series of male dies or impression members 60, these dies being remo-vably secured in the plungers 36. Over these impression members and also carried on the circular casting 42 is a series oi corresponding stencils or female dies 6 secured to spokes 64 by screws-66. The circular casting 42 has a hub 69 and is provided with a dished portion' forming a well 68 in which any suitable liquid, preferably water, is placed.

Mounted ina recess 72 in the hub of the circular casting is a color block of any suitable material having quick drying properties, preferably alabast-ine, and this supplies coloring material to a movable pad which conveys the coloring material to the work. The color block 70 is pressed up- \vardly against a pad 104 by a plunger- 74 acted on by a spring 76.

A. casing 90, which ineloses the parts also rigidly which have been described, is provided with guideways 92 in which is slidably mounted a slide plate 94,.the slide plate 94 being held in place by cover plates'96 secured to the casing 90 by screw bolts 98; [For supporting a pad 104, which is preferably of felt, the slide plate 94 is provided with a boss or enlargement 100 in which slides a rod 102, the pad being secured to the rod by a suitable chuck 106' Extending into the groove 108 torinedbetween collars on the rod 102 are roller pins 110 carried by the bifurcations 112 of a lever 115. This lever is pivoted at 116 to the slide plate '94 and has a rearwardly projecting arm 114 with a formed on a fined cam plate 120, the cam plate having a depression 122 and a cutaway portion 124. The roller 118 is held in engagement with the cam plate by a coil spring 126 interposed between the slide plate 94 and the lever 115. For reciprocating the'slide plate 94, it is provided with a pair of separated arms 130 connected by a roller carrying pin 132 which fits into slot 134 on an arm 186. This arm 136 is secured to the sleeve- 19 and swings with the swinging arm 18' when the shaft 2 is retated. Means is provided to retain the color block down against the tension or" the spring 76 when the pad 104 is carried forwardly and this means consists ota. bell crank lever 142 pivoted at 140 to the casing 90. The lever has a lug 144 which projects in front of the pad 104 and is operated by it and a rearwardly extending arm 146 on the lever carries an enlargement 148 which swings over the color block 70 to hold it down. 7

The operation of the machine is as fol lows: c i V r The work which is to be marked, as fuzzy,

- fibrous material such as is used for the linings 01" arctics, is placed in the machine between the impression member or die 60 and the stencil. 62 which operate to stretch and compact the fibers so that they maybe stamped without blurring. Upon starting the machine, the crank pin 14 will traverse the slot 16 and oscillate the arm 136, first carrying it slightly to the rear, and with it, the slide plate 94, the pad 104 and other parts. The pad 104 rubs rearwardly over the color block and, as the crank pin 14 continues, the pad will again slide forwardly' over the color block and will be carried to a position over the stencil 62. During this forward movement or the-pad 104, it is dipped into the liquid in the well 68. This dipping movement occurs when the roller 118 reaches the depression 122 in the cam plate. As the roller leaves the depression, it will act to raise the pad through the lever 115 and rod 102 and when the pad reaches the stencil, the cutaway portion 124 on the cam will allow the pad to V roller 118. The roilerfo-llows a cam surface be depressed against the work under the tension of the spring 126. While the pad goes through these motions, the impression mem ber (30 is operated. This is accomplished by means of the eccentric slot 22 on the swinging arm 18. Tl slot causes depression of the roller 24 and arm 26 and raises the arm 29 and slide rod 3:2. The slide rod 32 pushes upwardly against the plunger 36 and thus forces the impression member 60 against the work which is pressed upwardly through the stencil 62 into a position where the color can be applied.

It is apparent that the arrangement of the shaft 2, crank pin 14 and shaft 20 is such that the pad 102i will be moved more slowly while in engagement with the work than when it is being carried from the color block to the work. This slow motion enables the color to be transferred more completely to thefibers of the work and the quicker motion of the pad through the liquid prevents the color being washed from the pad yet softens it for application to the work. There is a slow return of the pad from the work to the color block through the liquid which enables the pad to take up moisture and carry it to the color block, thus keeping the latter moist.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a marking machine, a stencil, a cor responding impression member for forcing rough fibrous material through the stencil to stretch and compact the fibers, and means to apply coloring matter to the stretched and compacted fibers.

2. In a marking machine, a stencil, a movable impression member adapted to fit the stencil and force rough-fibrous material through the stencil to stretch and smooth the fibers. v

3. In a marking machine, a rotatable member carrying a series of stencils and a corresponding series of impression members and means for forcing any one of the im pression members into its corresponding stencil to stretch and smooth rough fibrous material.

4:. in a marking machine, a rotatable member carrying a series of stencils and a corresponding series of impression members, men is for forcing any one of the impression members into its corresponding stencil to stretch and smooth rough fibrous material,

and means to apply coloring material to the stretched fibers.

5. In a marking machine, a stencil and a corresponding impres ion member for forcing fibrous material through the stencil to stretch and compact the fibers.

6. In a marking machine, a stencil, a movable impression member corresponding to the stencil to force the work through the stencil to compact it, and means to apply coloring material to the work in its compacted condition.

7. in a marking machine, a stencil, a corresponding impression die to compact fibrous material in the stencil, means to force the impression die into the stencil, and means to simultaneously carry coloring material to the compacted material.

means, a color sup l' a movable pad, means to slide the over the color s pply to acquire coloring matter, and means to move the pad from the color sup; y to the *vork. 9. in a markin machine, work securing means, a spring pre color supply, a movcolor supply, means able pad to engage the to move the pad from the color supply to the work, and means to force the pad against the work.

10. In a marking machine, a spring pressed color block, a movable pad engaging the color block, work securing means, means to carry t is pad from the color blocr: to the work and means to keep the color block depressed when the pad leaves it.

11. In a marking machine, a color supply, a movable pad engaging the color supply, a slide plate carrying the pad, a lever for supporting the pad in the slide plate, a cam engaging the lever to raise and lower the pad, and means to move the slide plate to carry the pad from the color supply to the work.

12. In a marking machine, a color supply, a liquid bath, work securing means, a mova le pad engaging the color supply, a slide plate to carry the pad from the color supply to tl e work, and a lever and cam to dip the pad into the bath as it is carried to the work.

in a marking machine, a color supply, a liquid bath, work securing means, a movable pad engaging the color supply, and means to carry the pad from the color supply to the work through the bath.

14:. In a marking machine, a color supply, a liquid bath, work securing means, a movable pad engaging the color supply, means to carry-the pad from the color supply to the work through the bath, and means to hold the pad yieldingly against the work.

15. In a marking machine, a color supply, work compacting means, a movable pad, means to rub the pad across the color supply to acquire coloring matter and means to rub the pad across the work under yielding pressure.

16.111 a marking machine, a rotatable member carrying a series of stencils and a corresponding series of impression dies, and a single operating means for all the dies so constructed and arranged as to cause each die to come into alinement with its stencil whenever it is operated.

17. In a marking machine, a rotatable o. in a marking machine, work securing ember carrying a series of stencils and a corresponding series of impression dies, a polygonal member connected to each impressioii die, and a member having a positioning corresponding series 01 impression dies, each die being connected to a polygonal member, a rod for operating any one of the dies and having a notchto engage any one of the polygonal members to hold each die' and stencil in cooperative alinement.

In a marking machine, a rotatable member carrying coloring material, a series of stencils anda coriesponding series of impression members mounted on the rotatable member, means for forcing any one oi" the impression members into its corresponding stencil to stretch fibrous material, and means for transferring coloring material from the rotatable member to the stretched fibers.

21' In a marking machine, a rotatable member carrying a color block, a liquid holding depression in the rotatable member, a series of stencils and a corresponding series of impression membei's'mounted on the r0- tatable member, means for forcing anyone oi": the impression members into its corresponding stencil to stretch fibrous material, and means for carrying coloring material from, the block through the liquid to the stretched fibers.

In a marking machine, a rotatable member, a series of stencils and correspondimpression members carried by the rotatable member, means to hold the rotary member in a fixed position, means to operate any one of the impression members to force the work into the stencil, and means to apply coloring matter to the projecting work.

23. In a marking machine, a stencil, a color supply, a liquid bath, and means to transfer coloring material from the color supply through the liquid bath to the stencil. 24:. In a marking machine, a stencil, a color supply, a liquid bath, a pad, and means to carry the pad from the color supply through the liquid bath to the stencil.-

25. In a marking machine, a stencil, a color supply, a liquid bath, a pad, and means ,to carry the pad from the stencil through the liquid bath to the color supply to apply coloring material to the pad.

26. In a marking machine, a color supply,

work securing means, a slide plate, a pad assumeslidable in the slide plate, a lever pivoted on the slide plate and connected tothe pad, a

fixed cam engaging the lever, means to oper-,

ate the slide plate tocause the cam and lever to slide the pad to dip it into a liquid bath as it passes to the work.

27. In a markingmachine, a colorsupply, work securing means, a movable pad to engage the color supply, a lever and cam to support the movable pad, a slide plate to a liquid bath, work securing means, a mov- V able pad engaging the color supply, and means to carry, the pad quickly from the color supply through the liquid to the work to bring the coloring matter to the work in a moist condition, and means to. return the pad slowly through the liquid to-the color supply.

29. The method of marking fuzzy, fibrous material which consists in stretching and compacting the fibers throughout an area comprising the outline of the mark desired and in applying coloring matter to the stretched and compacted fibers.

30. The method of marking fuzzy, fibrous material which consists in stretching and compacting the fibers throughout an area comprising the outline of the desired mark, holding the material in this condition'and aoplying color to its stretched and com parted fibers.

31. The method of marking tuzzy, fibrous 7 material which consists in stretching and compacting the fibers throughoutan area comprising the OUtllIlG of the desired mark, holding the mater al in this condition and rubbing coloring matter across the stretched and compacted fibers. 1

32. The method of marking fuzzy, fibrous material which 'CODSlStS in stretching and compacting the fibers throughout an area comprising the outline of the desired mark, holding the material in this condition and transferrin nick drvin colorin matter from a suitable supply source through a liquid directly to the stretched and compacted fibers. r V

33. The method of marking fibrousmaterial which consists in stretching and compacting the fibers in a selected portion of the material and applying a distinguishing mark to the area so treatedr 34. The method of marking fuzzy, fibrous 7 material which consists in stretching and compacting the fibers throughout an area comprising the outline of the desired mark, holding the material in this condition, taking quick drying coloring matter froma suitable supply source, passing the coloring matter through a liquid and rubbing it on the stretched and compacted fibers.

The method of marking fuzzy, fibrous material which consists in taking quick drying coloring matter from a suitable supply source, passing the coloring matter through a liquid and rubbing it on the Work.

36. The method of marking fuzzy, fibrous material which consists in passing a suitable pad through a liquid to carry moisture to quick drying coloring matter, rubbing the pad on the coloring matter, carrying the pad again through the liquid and rubbing it on the Work.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LEWIS J. BAZZONI. 

